Ice Spring
The different forms of the Ice Spring, from
Sonic Mania .
Purpose
Launching the player in certain directions Proving extra amount of running speed
Description
Flat bounce platforms, which are made of ice.
The Ice Spring [ note 1] is a gimmick that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series . It is a variation of the Spring which can only be used once.
Description [ ]
The Ice Springs resemble the early Springs , being circular panels with a spring underneath each of them. As their name implies, the Ice Springs are made entirely of light blue ice.
Overview [ ]
In the gameplay of Sonic Mania , and its expansion Sonic Mania Plus , the Ice Spring works exactly like any other Spring in the game and is used in the same manner, although it does not offer a very high bounce in many cases. What distinguishes this Spring however, is that after using it once, it will disintegrate into nothing, making it unusable. Also, the playable character will also retain his Spin Attack state should he use the Spring in this state.
Ice Springs are only encountered in Press Garden Zone Act 2. In some cases, they are encased in ice blocks, which must be shattered before they become usable. Also, their fragility are in some cases used to make them one-time blockades for paths the player can pass through.
Notes [ ]
โ While not listed in any instruction manuals, the internal files in the PC release of Sonic Mania refers to this object as "IceSpring".
Ice Spring
Playable characters
Sonic (Super Sonic ) ยท Tails (Super Tails ) ยท Knuckles (Super Knuckles ) ยท Mighty ^ (Super Mighty ^) ยท Ray ^ (Super Ray ^)
Non-playable characters
Eggman ยท Eggrobo (Hard Boiled Heavies (Heavy Gunner , Heavy King , Heavy Magician , Heavy Rider , Heavy Shinobi ), Phantom Heavies (Phantom Gunner , Phantom King , Phantom Magician , Phantom Rider , Phantom Shinobi )) ยท Jimmy ยท Metal Sonic (Giga Metal ) ยท Rock Drill ยท Animals (Becky , Cucky , Flicky , Locky , Micky , Pecky , Picky , Pocky , Ricky , Rocky , Tocky , Wocky )
Zones
Angel Island Zone ^ ยท Green Hill Zone ยท Chemical Plant Zone ยท Studiopolis Zone ยท Flying Battery Zone ยท Press Garden Zone ยท Stardust Speedway Zone ยท Hydrocity Zone ยท Mirage Saloon Zone ยท Oil Ocean Zone ยท Lava Reef Zone ยท Metallic Madness Zone ยท Titanic Monarch Zone ยท Egg Reverie Zone * ยท Special Stage ยท Bonus Stage * ยท Pinball Stage ^
Enemies
Amy Doll ยท Aquis ยท Armadiloid ยท Asteron ยท Ball Hog ยท Batbrain ยท Blaster ยท Blastoid ยท Bloominator ^ ยท Bugernaut ยท Bumpalo ยท Buzz Bomber ยท Cactinaut ยท Cactula ยท Canister ยท Caterkiller Jr. ยท Chopper ยท Clucker ยท Crabmeat ยท Dango ยท Dragonfly ยท Driller ยท Fire Dropper ยท Fireworm ยท Flasher Mk. II ยท Gohla ยท Grabber ยท Hotaru ยท IceBomba ยท Iwamodoki ยท Jawz ยท Jellygnite ยท Juggle Saw ยท Kabasira ยท Kanabun ยท Madmole ยท Matryoshka-Bom ยท Mecha-Bu ยท Mega Chopper ยท Mic Drop ยท Monkey Dude ^ ยท Moto Bug ยท Newtron ยท Octus ยท Poh-Bee ยท Pointdexter ยท Rattlekiller ยท Rexon ยท RhinoBot ^ ยท Roller Mk. II ยท Scarab ยท Sentry Bug ยท Shutterbug ยท Silver Sonic ยท Spiny ยท Splats ยท Sweep ยท Technosqueek ยท Toxomister ยท Tubinaut ยท Turbo Spiker ยท Turbo Turtle ยท Vultron ยท Woodrow ยท Zombie Orbinaut
Bosses
Mini-bosses
DD Wrecker ยท Amoeba Droid ยท Heavy Gunner ยท Big Squeeze ยท Shiversaw ยท Hotaru Hi-Watt ยท Dive Eggman ยท Uber Caterkiller ยท Meter Droid ยท Drillerdroid ยท Egg Pistons mk.II ยท Crimson Eye
Zone bosses
Death Egg Robot ยท Mean Bean Machine ยท Weather Globe ยท Spider Mobile ยท Heavy Shinobi ยท Metal Sonic ยท Laundro-Mobile ยท Heavy Magician ยท Mega Octus ยท Heavy Rider ยท Heavy King ยท Gachapandora ยท Phantom Egg ยท Phantom King and Klepto Mobile *
Moves/techniques
Air Glide ^ ยท Bounce Jump ยท Climb ยท Crouch ยท Double Jump ยท Drop Dash ยท Fireball Spin Dash ยท Glide ยท Hammer Drop ^ ยท Insta-Shield ยท Propeller Flying ยท Ring Spark Field ยท Spin Attack ยท Spin Dash ยท Spin Jump ยท Super Peel Out ยท Swim ยท V. Maximum Overdrive Attack
Gimmicks and obstacles
Arrow column ยท Beanstalk ยท Blue blob ยท Bomb ยท Bouncy Checkpoint ยท Bumper ยท Bungee Rope ยท Bumper wall ยท Cannon ยท Capsule ยท Conveyor Belt ยท Crusher ยท Dash Panel ยท Dropping platform ยท Electrical conduit ยท Fan ยท Fireball ยท Flipper ยท Flywheel ยท Goal Plate ยท Hand Launcher ยท Hang Glider ยท High-speed spiral tube ยท High-speed warp tube ยท Ice Spring ยท Iron ball ยท Jump Panel ยท Lighting switch ยท Magnetic sphere ยท Platform-raising Wheel ยท Pulley ยท Ruby Mist ยท Saw ยท Seesaw ยท Sinking pool ยท Shrink ray ยท Snowblower ยท Spikes ยท Spring ยท Star Post ยท Switch ยท Transport ยท Vine ยท Zip Line
Items
Air bubble ยท Chaos Emerald ยท Giant Ring ยท Giant spear ยท Item Box (1-Up *, Aqua Shield , Character ^, Hyper Ring , Eggman Mark , Flame Shield , Invincible , Player Swap , Power Sneakers , Random , S , Shield , Super Ring , Thunder Shield ) ยท Little Planet flowers ยท Master Emerald ยท Metal Sonic hologram ยท Medallion ยท Ring ยท Robot transporter ยท Schrodinger's Capsule ^ ยท Sphere ยท Star Circle ยท Time Warp sign ยท UFO ยท Warp Point
Music
Sonic Mania (vinyl album) ยท Sonic Mania Original Soundtrack (Selected Edition) ยท Sonic Mania Plus Original Soundtrack
Other
Angel Island ยท The Art of Sonic Mania ยท Auto Running ยท Continue ยท Corkscrew ยท Death Egg Robot ยท Debug Mode ยท Egg Mobile ยท Freeze ยท Game Over ยท Klepto Mobile ยท Level Select ยท Life ยท Little Planet ยท Loop ยท Mega Mack ยท Phantom Ruby ยท Perfect Bonus ยท Popgun ยท Sonic Mania Adventures ("Sonic Returns ", "Sonic and Tails ", "& Knuckles ", "Mighty and Ray ", "Metal Mayhem ", "From: A. Rose ", "The Complete Mini-Series ") ยท Papercraft Mania Adventures ("Snow Sculpting Contest ", "Valentine's Day )" ยท Time Attack ยท Time Over * ยท Time Warp ยท Tunnel ยท Tornado * ยท Water